Enough is Enough,
time to act on Google Maps
and adding real stuff
Pain:
Did you face one time, when you went to a restaurant, then the food and service were awful, and not as per your expectation, then you asked yourself, why in the world this restaurant is still operating? Why customers are still coming in? how to make awareness between visitors, to avoid falling in this kind of trap?
Thought:
Usually, by human nature, we believe in appearances, so if we found a restaurant, located in prime area, great décor, many customers inside, etc. then the first flash thought is, this is the one that I am looking for, even me I was thinking just like that, while I had fallen in few of those traps earlier, and that’s because many customers didn’t share their experiences with others.
Action:
Then, the time has come to act, and I began sharing my experiences and knowledges with others, because I believe that “Sharing is Caring”. Later I faced some troubles or you can say difficulties, I was using an app XYZ, for searching and reading the customers’ reviews, and in the same time I have to go to Google maps to check their location, and perhaps start the navigation, so jumping between programs was annoying and not an easy job, especially if you are on the way to the required place, and you need to act fast.
Local Guides Program:
During my continuous searching and reading, I found something that changed my entire perspective about reviews, I realized that in Google Maps, we have everything we are looking for, just in one place, such as maps, photos, videos, reviews, contact details, navigator, etc. all in the same app, and there is no need to go to another app anymore.
I know that this discovery was available there before I found it, but when I did, it has reflected strongly on my daily activities, and because I love and trust Google, then it became an obsession to me, and I started to be more active and keen to use all of these features. It was simply a centralized place to find your needs, and this encourage me to start building my reviews in Google maps from the scratch, I intended to provide a trust worthy opinion, that’s written in a professional way, mentioning the positive and negative of any place, and that was not the only thing I interacted with Google Maps, there was other things to contribute for as a local guide.
The Truth
My believes was; if we need to know the true and real review about any place, it won’t be only from one single review, no matter who wrote it, no it is the combination of my review, and other reviewers’ reviews, like a puzzle every piece is part of the big picture.
What the of Local Guides program offers, is the place where we can stand and raise our voice, along with the guarantee that while working with Google Local Guides program, your voice will reach everyone around the world.
Thanks Google, and thanks to all the local guides around the world, those who spend much efforts to make the current Google maps as it is now.
Best Regards
Muhittin (Local Guides Level 7)